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Form 990-PFTax year 2025EIN 47-5338517

Craig Newmark Foundation

A private foundation in San Francisco, CA. Its return for tax year 2025 lists 7 grants and $4.7 million paid in grants.

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Tax year 2025 (period ending Dec 31, 2025), read from the IRS e-file on Nov 11, 2026. Returns reach the IRS 5 to 18 months after the year they describe.

How to apply

Preselected only

The return checks the box saying the foundation gives only to preselected organizations and does not accept unsolicited requests.

Assets and giving by year

8 returns on file
Grants paid by tax year. The latest year is in blue.

  • Tax year 2025

    $4,650,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $138,947,903

  • Tax year 2024

    $12,600,000

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $143,370,395

  • Tax year 2023

    $43,304,000

    Grants listed
    50
    Assets, end of year
    $154,414,913

  • Tax year 2022

    $41,599,500

    Grants listed
    80
    Assets, end of year
    $192,052,720

  • Tax year 2021

    $31,369,000

    Grants listed
    39
    Assets, end of year
    $177,505,768

  • Tax year 2020

    $23,490,000

    Grants listed
    42
    Assets, end of year
    $209,166,612

  • Tax year 2019

    $11,973,082

    Grants listed
    7
    Assets, end of year
    $172,015,898

  • Tax year 2018

    $32,092,200

    Grants listed
    13
    Assets, end of year
    $137,880,839

Grants paid in 2025

7 grants, largest first

As listed on the return.

  1. Common Sense MediaSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $2,000,000
  2. Institute for Security and TechnologyOakland, CA

    General purpose

    $1,000,000
  3. Advance DemocracyMcLean, VA

    General purpose

    $500,000
  4. Global Cyber Alliance IncRensselaer, NY

    General purpose

    $500,000
  5. Vets in TechSan Francisco, CA

    General purpose

    $500,000
  6. Women in CybersecurityCookeville, TN

    General purpose

    $250,000
  7. RiseNew York, NY

    General purpose

    -$100,000

Where the money goes

By cause: grants to organizations we matched to the IRS list of exempt organizations, by their category.

  1. Arts and culture1 grant $2,000,00050% of the total
  2. Science and technology1 grant $1,000,00025% of the total
  3. Disaster relief and public safety1 grant $500,00012% of the total
  4. International aid1 grant $500,00012% of the total

By State

Grants to organizations with a US address, latest year.

  1. California3 grants $3,500,000
  2. New York1 grant $500,000
  3. Virginia1 grant $500,000
  4. Tennessee1 grant $250,000
  5. District of Columbia1 grant -$100,000

Officers, directors and trustees

2 people as filed

As filed on the return, with average hours per week and pay from the foundation.

  • Craig NewmarkPRESIDENT Hours 40Pay $0
  • Mabel HsuCFO Hours 30Pay $0

The return

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